Truck tank



Aug. 26, 1930.. I A. DAvls. JR w 1,774,036

TRUCK TANx' Filed Nov. 1928 '(6 F-yy-i 4 4 6/ IYVE - ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 26,v 19 30 UNiTEo STATES.

AUGUs'riNE nAvis, JR.,V or oINcIN-uATI, onro i i TRUCK "rANxl strains, which are the` more severe because of the fact that the bolsters are parts of the heads. i'

15 'The object of the present invention is to overcome this difliculty, and to secure a construction which is otherwise much Stronger and sturdier to resist the stresses to which these motor vehicle tanks are subjected. Inw nstead of bolsters integral with the head sheets,

VI provide separate bolsters in which the tank is cradled on wide surfaces spaced from the welds, and form the head sheets withfreely depending extensions which are tied together by 'longitudinal'members vThe fact supporting` members relieves the welds of strain and avoids a posslble cause of failure in such tanks. The tie members are prefer-V ablywelded to both the head extensions and the separate bolsters, the latter, in turn, be-

ing welded or intimately secured to channel sills, so that there is a double, repeated, trussed connection between the tank heads Vand the mounting or under frame.` i

Other features of the invention will be-V come apparent. i i t In the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof;

- Fig. 3 is a detail section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. I

The mounting for the tank is shown as comprising a pair of longitudinal channel irons 2, constituting sill members. Welded g tank, and two Curved pieces' v13 welded lto Vthat these extenslons are notv carrying orv` Fig. 1 is a side elevation Vof a com' i partmented truck tank and its mounting em-.

toftliese 'members are ,a-n'umber* of Cradle' bolstersil. i 7 Theta-nk itselffiis composed; of a number of* shells 4, together withv end 'and partition sheets 5 const-ituting" the heads of as many c'ompar'tments' asare desi'red; ;Thefshells and heaGdCsheets 'are unitedby welds', indicated at i c f i The'head'sheets 5: arerextended downwardv for. aj dista'nce, the widthofthe extensions 7 W being; preferably, as great as the width of the: tank; Theseextensions are freejof the sills,

or, inother words, are'excluded from'the vertical? load-supporting system.

through openings Vin, the `lseveral 'extensionsl 7, Z and are welded to'the extensionsjatfe, They also pass through openingsjinthe web's 10 :of the bolsters 3, to fwhich they'are also` preferablweldedat v11. w. jfz Each bolster vcomprises the'web lOha'ving; its upper edge incurved in general conform'ity to' the curvature?v of the underv vpart ofjthe opposite sides of the upper portion=ofj`t1`efl web, these pieces being' angular cross-Seca' tion,vwithgwide ,lateraljflanges,14,` the two i of which provide a` broad cratdle surface for the support of the, tank. s The tank irests `by SQ i it'sshejlls in thesecradles, and' the regions Vof support are spaced from, orzatleastnot intheV VVertical plane of, the'head's 5, and not' ntegralthrewitha o a 5.

The web 10 of'teach bolster isjrecessed from the under side 'at two laterallyspaced Igns togreceiv'e the sills'. F1angesffl7 bentfrom the 'webs' at the `'o'uter fedges;v of therecessesl w 'azwelded to' the outersides of thesills; 'At' inner sides of thechannels,plates 15` are welded to the webs; and. lfianges e16 bentVV from these plates are .welded-to thezinner faces of the channel, i

i The tiemembers' S- are s-pac edffa'r V apart, -being located outboardof'the'sills, practicallyv bene'ath-i the i outer; lateral lines of the tank. Thus, a Very wide and strong trussed beam is secured, which Very effectually strengthens thel tank against strains whichV may be thrown into the side of the tank by i a wreck or otherwise.

Very great strength results from the uniting of the tie members to both the head extensions 7 and thel separate bolsters 3, the latter of which are united to the sills 2. The fact that the transverse supports are removed from the tank welds is a matter of vprime vimportance for preserving the integrity of these welds.

Iclaim: o ,o i 1. A construction of the Character described, comprising a multiple compartment truck tank formed of head sheets and shells united by welds, full supporting means for said tank comprising bolsters in which the tank is cradled at regions removed from said welds, said sheets having freely depending extensi'ons, and longitudinal tie members united to said extensions.

y 2. A construction of the Character described,comprising a multiple compartment truck tank formed of head sheets and shells united by welds, supporting means comprising longitudinal sills'a'ndV transverse bolsters united to said sillsthe tank being cradled in said bolsters at regionsremoved from said welds,v said sheets having freelyf depending extensions; and longitudinal tiemembers passing through said bolsters and extensions and united to both. i

3, ,A construction of the Character described, comp'rising a multiple compartment truck tank formedof head sheets and shells united by welds, full supporting means for said tank comprising longitudinal channel sillsand transverse bolsters wherein thetank is' cradled at regions removed from said welds, said bolsters comprising each a web welded to said sills and curved pieces of angular section'we'ldedto said web and afiording a broad cradle surface; said sheetshaving freelydepending eXtensions, and longitudinal tie members passing through and united to said 'extensions e 4. lA construction Vof the Character described, comprising a multiple compartment truck tank 4formed of head sheets and shells united bywelds, supporting. means comprising longitudinal channel sills and Vtransverse bolsters Vwher'ein the tank is cradled at regions removed from said welds, said bolsters comprising each a web welded to said' sills and curved pieces of angular section welded to said web andafibrding a broad cradle surface, said sheets having freely depending extensions', and longitudinal tie members passing through and united to said extensions, said tie members lying outside of the sills and close to thevertical 'planes of the the tank.

AUGVSTINE DAVIS, Jm'

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